Unathi Samora Filita is a Social Worker at the Department of Social Development in Port Elizabeth South Africa, assigned under the Non-Profit Organisations (NPO) cluster for special projects. He is responsible for monitoring and evaluating projects funded by the department as well as assisting new projects with registration and capacity building.
As an official serving under the NPO cluster , Unathi often goes out of his way to support the community at large. He organised different organisations dealing with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse and sex workers to form one umbrella organsiation operating as a ‘one stop shop’ for services needed by the community. He believes it is his responsibility as a social worker to look out for the needs of the community discounting no one. He is actively involved in community building initiatives – this year he was also a part of the delegation that established the Victim Empowerment Programme Forum that advocates for the rights of gender-based violence victims.